Mateo Chiarino is a Uruguayan actor, writer, and director of film, stage, and television. He is currently based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Early life
Chiarino was born in
Montevideo
Montevideo () is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...
, Uruguay. He began his formal
acting studies in Montevideo at the
Escuela Multidisciplinaria de Arte Dramático (EMAD) (formerly, Escuela Municipal de Arte Dramático) completed in 2005 and the
Escuela de Cine del Uruguay (Film School of Uruguay) completed in 2006.
Career
Chiarino started his artistic career as a
stage
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Acting
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actor in his home country, Uruguay. He made his film acting debut in the drama ''Masángeles'' (2008). Subsequently, he was cast in various
Spanish speaking films such as ''Cinco (2010), La culpa del cordero (2012), La máquina que escupe monstruos y la chica de mis sueños (2012),'' and ''
Thesis on a Homicide (2013)''. Chiarino is known for his
lead role
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in the ''
Hawaii (2013)'' film in which he gained international attention from viewers.
In 2017, Chiarino made his directorial debut as theatre director for the ''Uz, el pueblo''
stage play production. His
theatrical
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solo performance for the 2019's ''Nüremberg''
stage play garnered a nomination from Argentina's
Asociación de Cronistas del Espectáculo (ACE) Awards for his excellent critical portrayal of a young skinhead. Chiarino currently resides in
Buenos Aires
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, Argentina and is involved in various
theatrical production
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s in his home town. Additionally, he teaches screenwriting via workshops.
"Fundacion SAGAI: Taller de Desarrollo de Guiones Audiovisuales con Mateo Chiarino"
'' Sociedad Argentina de Gestión de Actores Intérpretes'', Buenos Aires, 19 April 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
Filmography
Films
Television
Theatre
Accolades
References
External links
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Alternativa Teatral: Mateo Chiarino-ActorAlejandro Vannelli: Mateo Chiarinoradiolexa: "EL SUBE Y BAJA con Mateo Chiarino"Grandes de la Escena Nacional: "Nueva Generación: MATEO CHIARINO"
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Living people
1983 births
People from Montevideo
Male actors from Montevideo
21st-century Uruguayan male actors
Uruguayan actors
Uruguayan male actors
Uruguayan film actors
Uruguayan male film actors
Uruguayan male stage actors
Uruguayan male television actors
Uruguayan film directors
Uruguayan theatre directors
Uruguayan screenwriters
Argentine people of Uruguayan descent